On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Jan Stary <h...@stare.cz> wrote:
> I need to transfer some old VHS tapes into (any) digital video format.
> On OpenBSD of course. I understand I need
>
> (1) a VCR, obviously, to play those tapes
> (2) a TV card that can input what the VCR outputs
> (3) a piece of software that can capture the input
>
> Before I start shopping 80's style, does anyone have some general
> DO/DONT advice about (2) and (3), or even a complete working solution?
>
> (Excuse my lameness, I never did any video work.)
>
> Thanks for your time
>
> Jan
>
>
Think you might want to use Linux instead. Very few, if any, tuners are
supported under OpenBSD, while Linux has reasonable support both for analog
and digital (DVB/ATSC) cards. You probably just need an analog card with
S-VHS/composite in.
